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The high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs between China and the United States has concluded in Geneva. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said the two sides have reached substantive progress and important consensus. 

A Chinese diplomat says the country is ready to strengthen coordination with Latin American countries to uphold international multilateralism. 

The fourth ministerial meeting of a forum between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States will convene in Beijing on Tuesday. 

Lundi, cinq jours après la chute d’Ali Bongo, le nouveau « président de transition » du Gabon, le général Oligui Nguema, a prêté serment à Libreville. Il a promis des élections « libres et transparentes ». Un bouleversement pour ce pays d’Afrique centrale où la famille Bongo déti ... Show More

The leader of Gabon's military junta has vowed to return power to civilians after "free, transparent" elections. However, in a speech after being sworn in as interim president, he did not give a date for military rule to end. The coup, that ended more than 50 years of rule by the ... Show More

Le Président gabonais Ali Bongo au pouvoir depuis 2009 a été destitué cette semaine par des militaires en charge de sa protection personnelle. Ce coup d'Etat est le huitième en Afrique en 3 ans. Mais peut-il être rapproché des derniers putschs au Mali, au Burkina Faso et au Niger ... Show More

Military officers in Gabon have appeared on on television to say they have seized power. They said they had placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest and were annulling the results of an election on Saturday, in which Mr Bongo was declared the winner. His overthrow would end ... Show More

Host Sue-Lin Wong dissects the unexpected and the foreseen from the Chinese Communist Party’s five-yearly meeting, with The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief David Rennie, who was there. How did Xi Jinping use the event to tighten his grip on power?  Listen to The Economist’s new ... Show More

The French president made his comments during a visit to Beijing. Also: Ukraine's president visits Poland, and Rupert Murdoch calls off his engagement. 

“If China threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country.” In his state-of-the-union speech earlier this week, Joe Biden promised to deal with any threat from China. The House has voted unanimously to condemn the CCP for flying a spy balloon over America. What’s ne ... Show More